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Detectives looking for Newport News murder suspect

Posted at 12:18 PM, Feb 13, 2017
and last updated 2017-02-13 12:21:24-05
Kweisi Williams

Kweisi Williams

Update: Kweisi Williams has been arrested. Click here for more information.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Detectives have obtained warrants for a man in connection with the murder of Brandon Limar Williams.

Police are looking for Kweisi Mfume Williams, 29, is wanted for count each of first degree murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and two counts of attempt robbery.

Williams’ last known address is in the 600 block of Quail Street in Smithfield.

tjs-suspect-vehicleOn February 10, police were called to the parking lot of TJ’s Tavern on Huntington Ave. around 12:42 a.m. When they got on scene, they found the victim slumped over in a car. He had been shot several times in the upper body.

The victim was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead at 1:22 a.m. Police have identified him has 25-year-old Brandon Limar Williams.

Detectives are still trying to find occupants of a gold car that was seen in the area during the time of the shooting.

If you have any information on the whereabouts of Kweisi Williams, the gold car, or its occupants, call the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.